SECULAR FRANCISCAN ORDER
National Fraternity of Oceania
Conference of National Spiritual Assistants
HANDBOOK
FOR SPIRITUAL ASSISTANCE
TO THE SECULAR FRANCISCAN ORDER
CONTENTS
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Spiritual Assistance:
In the Documents of the First Order 2
In the SFO Rule and General Constitutions 6
Structures of SFO and Spiritual Assistance (Diagram) 8a
Statutes for the Spiritual and Pastoral Assistance to the SFO 9
Guidelines for the Formation of the Friars for Understanding and Assisting the SFO 17
Historical Overview 1883 - 2002 (Diagram) 22a
Appointment and Formation of Spiritual Assistants:
Explanation 23
Guidelines 26
Job Description of the Local Spiritual Assistant 30
Statutes of the National Fraternity of the SFO in Oceania 33
Statutes of a Regional Fraternity 47
Process for Establishing a new Fraternity 51
Diagram 55